Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Club 72: Freestyle 1080: “Don’t crack under pressure.” by Tim Croce. .pdf, .puz only
Jeff’s Puzzles: Specious Speciesism by Jeff Linder.
Luckystreak+: ($) puzzle #252: rotten to the core (themeless) by Ada Nicolle. Subscribe at link.
Queerty: Queerty Crossword #460 by Queerty.
Southern Crosswords: southern crosswords mini #96 by michael.
Apple News: ($) Mixed Signals by Zhouqin Burnikel. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Taylor Johnson. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic Mini: by Amanda Rafkin; edited by Kelsey Dixon.
AVCX+: ($) January 14, 2026 “Wild Ways” by Val Melius. Subscribe at link.
Billboard: Alter Ego by Stella Zawistowski.
The Chicago Maroon: Daily Minis—81 by By  and .
Chicago Sun-Times: Chicago-Style (Mini) Crossword by Kelsey Dixon.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: January 14, 2026 by Kate Chin Park.
Crossword Club: Hurry Up by Trent H. Evans.
Crossword Flow: ($) Iced Coffee by Will Eisenberg. iPad-exclusive app.
Daily Beast: Beach Reading, Weds. Jan. 14, 2026 by Matt Gaffney.
MEOW: Weekly Meta
Muller Monthly Music Meta: January MMMM: Songbirds by Pete Muller, Mack Meller, and Andrew White.
People Puzzler: ‘Overcompensating’ Creator and Star by Shannon Rapp.
Puzzmo: Me Sowing, Me Reaping by Rebecca Goldstein. Online only
Puzzmo: Mini Crossword by Brooke Husic. Online only
SFGATE California Mini Crossword: Mini Crossword. Online only.
Slate: Slate Midi: Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026 by Quiara Vasquez.
Slate: Slate Mini: Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026 by Nate Cardin.
STAT News: Mini Crossword by Rachel Fabi.
Vulture 10×10: The Pierpoint Puzzle by Malaika Handa.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
Los Angeles Times: by Jeff Stillman. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
Merriam Webster: The Missing Letter by Matt Gaffney
New York Sun: ($) Post Post by Alex Boisvert. Reissues from 2008.
New York Times: ($) by Joseph Gangi.
New York Times Mini: by Sam Ezersky.
The New Yorker: Wednesday Crossword by Robyn Weintraub.
Newsday: 1/14/26 Make Fun Times Four by Zachary Edward-Brown. Online .pdf
Universal: ($) Split Decisions by Dena R. Verkuil. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Botch Job by Zhouqin Burnikel.
Vox: by Adesina O. Koiki.
The Wall Street Journal: Shipmates by Mike Shenk. Direct link to .puz.

Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossherd: Daily Mini. Online only
Crosswordr Community: Community Puzzle Platform.
Crosswords with Friends: Wayback Wednesday App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle App Store | Google Play
Daily POP Crosswords: by Janice Luttrell. App Store | Google Play, Online, phone app only
Duke Chronicle: Mini Crossword 188 (1/14/26) by The Chronicle Crossword Team.
Fast Company: Daily Mini by Joe Rodini.
Fordham Observer: Wednesday, January 14 (Mini) by Jasmine White.
India Mini Crossword: Daily Mini
LunaMini: Book ends (Mini crossword) by Luna. Online only
Mangesh Ghogre’s Indian Mini Crosswords: Daily Mini by Mangesh Ghogre.
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
The Rice Thresher: Orange Era by Ava McClung.
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic Online only
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo.
WashU Student Life : Tempur-Pedic Mattresses by Rena Cohen.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas.

Ben’s Cryptic Crosswords: Broken Mode by Ben Robinson Online only
Outside The Fox: ($) Touchwords by Grant Fikes. Subscribe at link.
Sporcle: Daily Acrostic Online only

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,903 by Fed.
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online only

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